Money to Burn

4.25 stars Literary translated fiction following Maggie and Kurt, who struggle to maintain their marriage, showing vignettes of their lives, and their connection to a tragic fire aboard a ferry in between Denmark and Norway. 
So this was another short read that I breeze through. I really like the sharp unadorned writing style, there were some lovely turn of phrase and emotionally vivid moments.  The main characters were compelling to read about though I felt more emotionally attached to Maggie and her daughter.  I really liked how the author touched upon various themes like relationships, feminism, capitalism, mental health, abuse, exploitation etc.  The plot itself is more chaotic, the author is showing moments in the characters lives through random flashbacks, changing points of views, including one that seems to suggest another third unnamed character. The inclusion of the ferry tragedy is also presented suddenly and it's unsure how connected the characters are, until the very last pages.  But because this is only the first volume in a series of seven, I'm really interested in seeing what happens next regarding that mystery and the large story at play.